Biden denies he urged Harris to allow ‘no daylight' between them before election
Former President Biden denied reporting that he advised former Vice President Kamala Harris to allow 'no daylight' between her positions and his as she ran for president last fall.
'First of all, I never advised her against that,' Biden said during an appearance on ABC's 'The View,' on Thursday, his first major television interview since President Trump took office earlier this year.
Biden had been asked by co-host Sunny Hostin about reporting by The Hill's Amie Parnes and NBC News's Jonathan Allen laying out how Biden called Harris on the day she was set to debate Trump that evening with some advice.
'Whether she won or lost the election, he thought, she would only harm him by publicly distancing herself from him — especially during a debate that would be watched by millions of Americans,' the two journalists wrote in their book 'FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,' noting Biden told Harris: 'No daylight, kid.'
Biden on Thursday told 'The View' audience, 'I was vice president. I understand the role.'
'She was saying she wouldn't change our successes,' Biden said of Harris's public comments saying there was nothing she would do differently than Biden, remarks that were used by Republicans as a cudgel in the run up to the election.
'She has to be her own person,' Biden said. 'And she was. … She was part of every success we had.'
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